JRC Conference and Workshop Report
Roundtable with Experts: Effective Actions to Address Loneliness
On October 11th 2022, the JRC organised a Roundtable with experts to discuss effective actions to address loneliness. The objectives of the Roundtable were to: a) present the European Commission’s findings on loneliness interventions; b) exchange and share knowledge among loneliness experts including researchers, policymakers and practitioners; and c) build a network of loneliness intervention experts. Several key lessons and recommendations were drawn from the meeting. First, based on JRC’s systematic umbrella review on the effectiveness of interventions tackling loneliness, most reviewed studies reported reductions in loneliness. This is encouraging news for both service providers, users and funders of loneliness interventions. Yet, most studies have methodological weaknesses that make drawing robust conclusions challenging. Second, JRC’s mapping of loneliness interventions and interviews with experts provides invaluable information that goes beyond scientific literature. Hence, the complementarities between qualitative and quantitative research should be exploited to gain a better understanding on what works to reduce loneliness and for whom. Third, several good examples of loneliness interventions across the EU already exist, as presented during the breakout rooms. From the discussion, targeting and collaboration between different actors emerged as two success factors of loneliness interventions.
NURMINEN Minna;
CASABIANCA Elizabeth;
2022-12-05
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC131517
978-92-76-59098-9 (online),
OP KJ-04-22-189-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC131517,
10.2760/718223 (online),
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